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An emergency meeting was called for all club members, players and staff as the management announced their player releases for the WFRXX season. The result of the meeting left everyone stunned and it could be reported that a few grown men were seen shedding tears at the news, while others simply shook their heads and some were just visibly angry.
The last few seasons have propelled Durban into one of the regular season favourites and they’ve been real title contenders each time.
A hint of unrest within the camp should have been obvious in their Finals match against the Swashbucklers where the team selection baffled everyone.
Having spoken to the coach in the days after the match it became clear that there was “stuff going on” at the club: “Well, we’ve had a few good years and built this club to be quite a force in the comp, but it’s because we’ve had team players that have worked well together. All of them understood that they had a role to play and that none of them were bigger than the game, or the club. There has been some talk of Salary issues and demands being made by some of the players. While we’d love to please everyone, we have budgets to work to as well. No-one is indispensible.”.
From the player releases it is clear that no-one was safe from being moved on. The following 10 players have been released by Durban Sports Club:
1.Tendai Mtawarira
2. Aled De Malmanche
3. Andries Bekker
4. Nizaam Carr
5. Brendon Leonard
6. Garrick Mathee
7. Tshotsho Mbovane
8. Luzuko Vulindlu
9. Gerhard Van Den Heever
10. Kurt Baker
It’s a wealth of experience leaving the club, so they’ll have to recruit very well if they want to be in the mix at the business-end of the comp.
“Ja, I’m looking forward to recruiting some enthusiastic young players when the draft opens up”, said coach Teren.